NBA 2020-2021 Season Thread

[NKY fan]

That wise man may change the whole trajectory of this warriors franchise if he keeps shooting , rebounding and blocking like this

[Phantom255x]

Andrew Wiggins is honestly just a disappointment nowadays. He's still just 25 but I see no growth or improvement from him. Maybe it's just GSW's system but I feel he's actually regressing a bit from a few years ago.

[RJ87]

Andrew Wiggins is honestly just a disappointment nowadays. He's still just 25 but I see no growth or improvement from him. Maybe it's just GSW's system but I feel he's actually regressing a bit from a few years ago.

It makes no sense to me. All the athleticism and raw talent. It's like he puts no work in at all. But that was a concern of his when he was drafted - does he have the motor? So far, he doesn't appear to.

[Tr1boy]

Welp whoever said GSW wont make playoffs or 8th seed were onto something

They need Draymond back

[Ogaju]

Welp whoever said GSW wont make playoffs or 8th seed were onto something

They need Draymond back

they need a whole lot more than Draymond back.

[Who]

Andrew Wiggins is honestly just a disappointment nowadays. He's still just 25 but I see no growth or improvement from him. Maybe it's just GSW's system but I feel he's actually regressing a bit from a few years ago.

It makes no sense to me. All the athleticism and raw talent. It's like he puts no work in at all. But that was a concern of his when he was drafted - does he have the motor? So far, he doesn't appear to.

Wiggins was putting up some good numbers / performances for the Warriors after the trade last season. At the time, I was wondering was that because GSW was a better fit / fresh start for him or just because they had a lack of talent and allowed him to do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.

I was looking forward to seeing how he would do this season when he had to share the ball with Steph and Klay. Well no Klay now. But early signs are massively disappointing.

Hopefully Wiggins picks up. Sucks to see talented players waste their opportunities.

[Who]

Golden State is another one of those teams that needs extra ball-handling. You can see that is a big area where they miss Draymond Green.

That starting lineup they have with both Oubre and Wiggins together is a disaster. Two me-first players who jacks shots and do not like passing the ball. Very difficult to have good ball-movement with wings like that.

Then add in two bigs Paschall and Wiseman. Paschall was an okay passer last year. Wiseman limited. So not enough help from the bigs to make up for the complete lack of passing and limited handles from the wings.

Too much responsibility on Steph Curry's shoulders right now to be their on-ball creative playmaker. Makes it hard for him to move off-ball, run all over the court through screens creating chaos for opposing defenses with his movement and shooting threat. Keeping him on-ball is making it easier for opponents to make his shots contested shots.

Draymond Green's return will do a lot to help that team.

They gotta get rid of Oubre though. Wiggins is enough of reclamation project. Oubre is too much to throw on top of that. They need team players. Not more selfish players.

[SparzWizard]

Here's hoping Dallas beat the Lakers so the Celtics and Lakers can both have trashy Christmas night.

[Ogaju]

Here's hoping Dallas beat the Lakers so the Celtics and Lakers can both have trashy Christmas night.

yeah difference is the laker players can go home and look at their freshly minted championship rings.

[PhoSita]

An entire Christmas slate without a single competitive game in the fourth quarter.


Good job NBA.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

An entire Christmas slate without a single competitive game in the fourth quarter.


Good job NBA.

But their teams won. Brooklyn, Miami, Milwaukee, LAC, LAL. That's all that matters.

[Endless Paradise]

An entire Christmas slate without a single competitive game in the fourth quarter.


Good job NBA.

It’s not the league’s fault, tbh. They picked logical matchups. The teams not performing up to par is on the players and coaching staffs.

[Ogaju]

I was surprised 76ers did  not get a game. I have no idea what Dallas was doing on Christmas Day or GSW for that matter.

[Phantom255x]

I was surprised 76ers did  not get a game. I have no idea what Dallas was doing on Christmas Day or GSW for that matter.

I understand Dallas.

Golden State yeah I have no clue. Remember, they even released the schedules AFTER it was known Klay would miss another season. Maybe if Klay was healthy it makes sense. With just Curry, Wiggins and that crew, yeah it made no sense. Possibly for ratings? But even then I would think PHI makes more sense there. I actually think having MIL-PHI followed by BKN-BOS would have been amazing.

[liam]

Hayward and Roizer came back to earth in this one.